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bhikkhu

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17. They generally hate people, and take every opportunity to disparage and humiliate them

Reply to grasswire (Original post)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 09:31 PM

Sep 2012

most especially behind their backs where its safe, and usually using blunt and ugly humor. I've heard the worst things come out of otherwise intelligent seeming regular people's mouths. Equal opportunity - a special type of hate for each group when it comes to the jokes and such, but really its a general hatred of humanity, imagining themselves to be above it.

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A Harvard-educated lawyer tried to talk me into being a Republican today. [View all] grasswire Sep 2012 OP

willfully. that's how. nt xchrom Sep 2012 #1

Romney went to Harvard and he's a douchebag Arctic Dave Sep 2012 #2

So did Dumbya. GoCubsGo Sep 2012 #23

From the thread title, I thought you had met Romney. nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #3

This is nothing new Speck Tater Sep 2012 #4

Great Line-Well stated- Thanks John Mill lumpy Sep 2012 #8

+++ 1,000,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #10

now dumbing down disguised as 'no child left behind' RepublicansRZombies Sep 2012 #13

The best education is only what you make of it Care Acutely Sep 2012 #5

oooh, i'm gonna have to try that! unblock Sep 2012 #7

If the brussels sprouts were roasted, it might actually be okay. n/t gkhouston Sep 2012 #12

the harvard student body is unique, even distinguished from places like princeton and yale. unblock Sep 2012 #6

Yale = Public Service/Government work abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #20

Did you laugh at his face Panasonic Sep 2012 #9

I try to be kind to him. grasswire Sep 2012 #11

My first husband was a Harvard man. You know the old saying: CTyankee Sep 2012 #14

You answered the question yourself in your OP. RagAss Sep 2012 #15

character and education are two seperate things. salin Sep 2012 #16

They generally hate people, and take every opportunity to disparage and humiliate them bhikkhu Sep 2012 #17

Movies are designed to "make us feel" certain things. It's an industry. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #18

Educated does not equal Smart. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #19

He is not educated...yet. AlinPA Sep 2012 #21

"Even Harvard makes mistakes, Kissinger went there" smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #22